http://www.mathmojo.com/chronicles/2008/12/08/the-problem-with-math-education/ The Official Blog of MathMojo.com - helping public school, homeschooling, unschooling students, parents, teachers and adults learn math with easy and effective methods. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:19 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.mathmojo.com/chronicles/2008/12/08/the-problem-with-math-education/comment-page-1/#comment-123157 Barry Wright, III Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:05:10 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/?p=433#comment-123157 Unfortunately, accomplishing things in a reasonable way almost always requires some sort of personal attention. I think a lot of problems would be solved if we could find a way to provide more of this. Unfortunately, accomplishing things in a reasonable way almost always requires some sort of personal attention. I think a lot of problems would be solved if we could find a way to provide more of this.

]]> http://www.mathmojo.com/chronicles/2008/12/08/the-problem-with-math-education/comment-page-1/#comment-114343 Lim Ee Hai Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:50:12 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/?p=433#comment-114343 I fully agree with your statement that learning has to be exciting, and the topics curious to the minds of the studnets. Learning to handle math, answering questions are just part of the learning journey. "Math is about asking question", this statement is one that create life-long learners.Math has many twists and turns, plus multiple strategies that we can use to solve a problem. This skill in handling math question is one good skill that last for a long time in any math students, and can move into other areas besides just math. Math is thus a tool for personal development. I fully agree with your statement that learning has to be exciting, and the topics curious to the minds of the studnets. Learning to handle math, answering questions are just part of the learning journey. “Math is about asking question”, this statement is one that create life-long learners.Math has many twists and turns, plus multiple strategies that we can use to solve a problem. This skill in handling math question is one good skill that last for a long time in any math students, and can move into other areas besides just math. Math is thus a tool for personal development.

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